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Current account balance (World Bank) — Syria

Current account balance (World Bank) in Syria in 2010 — -0.6%. Ranked 63 in the world out of 185. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 1.57 pp.

2010 -0.6% +1.3 pp vs 2009
World rank 63of 185
Period maximum 14.32%1990
Period minimum -7.81%1994

Trend over time

1977–2010 · % of GDP

Current account balance (World Bank) — Syria, 1977–2010-10010201977198119851989199319972001200520091977: -2.17%1978: -0.69%1979: 9.02%1980: 1.92%1981: -1.98%1982: -1.53%1983: -4.8%1984: -4.54%1985: -5.84%1986: -3.79%1987: -2.62%1988: -1.42%1989: 12.41%1990: 14.32%1991: 5.38%1992: 0.41%1993: -1.48%1994: -7.81%1995: 2.31%1996: 0.29%1997: 3.18%1998: 0.38%1999: 1.27%2000: 5.6%2001: 6.08%2002: 6.93%2003: 3.45%2004: 2.36%2005: 1.04%2006: 2.73%2007: 1.14%2008: 0.9%2009: -1.9%2010: -0.6%
Change over the period: +1.57 pp Annual average: 0.05 pp

Comparison, 2010

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Syria

Syria -0.6%
World computed 0.31%
Middle East & North Africa computed 7.01%
Western Asia computed 3.7%
Low-income countries computed -4.86%
Current account balance (World Bank) — Syria, by year Syria All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2010 -0.6 +1.3 pp
2009 -1.9 −2.8 pp
2008 0.9 −0.24 pp
2007 1.14 −1.59 pp
2006 2.73 +1.69 pp
2005 1.04 −1.32 pp
2004 2.36 −1.09 pp
2003 3.45 −3.48 pp
2002 6.93 +0.85 pp
2001 6.08 +0.48 pp
2000 5.6 +4.34 pp
1999 1.27 +0.88 pp
1998 0.38 −2.8 pp
1997 3.18 +2.89 pp
1996 0.29 −2.02 pp
1995 2.31 +10.12 pp
1994 -7.81 −6.33 pp
1993 -1.48 −1.9 pp
1992 0.41 −4.97 pp
1991 5.38 −8.93 pp
1990 14.32 +1.91 pp
1989 12.41 +13.83 pp
1988 -1.42 +1.2 pp
1987 -2.62 +1.17 pp
1986 -3.79 +2.05 pp
1985 -5.84 −1.3 pp
1984 -4.54 +0.26 pp
1983 -4.8 −3.27 pp
1982 -1.53 +0.45 pp
1981 -1.98 −3.91 pp
1980 1.92 −7.1 pp
1979 9.02 +9.71 pp
1978 -0.69 +1.48 pp
1977 -2.17 —

Western Asia, 2010

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

KW Kuwait 32.05 AZ Azerbaijan 28.43 SA Saudi Arabia 13.54 OM Oman 7.59 IQ Iraq 4.68 BH Bahrain 2.87 IL Israel 2.7 SY Syria -0.6 YE Yemen -3.41 TR Türkiye -5.7 JO Jordan -6.23 GE Georgia -9.65 CY Cyprus -10.76 PS Palestine -13.5 AM Armenia -13.62 LB Lebanon -19.64
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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